Abhi Goyal
@abhigoyal.bsky.social
Cities | Democracy | Migration
Alternate universe where the US celebrates Zheng He day even though he never set foot in what is now the fifty states
China's takin' over the world, T. They already got Chinese New Year's, next it'll be Chinese Columbus Day.
February 16, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Alternate universe where the US celebrates Zheng He day even though he never set foot in what is now the fifty states
At the metal show there was a band called Early Grave but I couldn’t see the end of their banner so I thought they were called Earl Grey
February 15, 2026 at 3:53 AM
At the metal show there was a band called Early Grave but I couldn’t see the end of their banner so I thought they were called Earl Grey
We were the better team. Sorry but the title road goes through the mighty mighty Bees
🤝 Brentford hold Arsenal to a draw as the league leaders struggled to create chances at the Gtech.
The Gunners now have a four point advantage but will feel disappointed with that.
Brentford, meanwhile, sit just two points off the top six.
The Gunners now have a four point advantage but will feel disappointed with that.
Brentford, meanwhile, sit just two points off the top six.
February 12, 2026 at 10:29 PM
We were the better team. Sorry but the title road goes through the mighty mighty Bees
So Big Sir Jim doesn’t know how many immigrants are in the UK, thinks their cost to the country must somehow be more than the cost to subsidize his failing chemicals empire, and argues for an unpopular tough guy PM (because his preferred economic policies are unpopular)
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
'UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
In an interview with Sky News's Ed Conway, Sir Jim says Britain faces profound political, social and economic challenges, among them an unprecedented rise in immigration in recent years.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 6:13 PM
So Big Sir Jim doesn’t know how many immigrants are in the UK, thinks their cost to the country must somehow be more than the cost to subsidize his failing chemicals empire, and argues for an unpopular tough guy PM (because his preferred economic policies are unpopular)
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
news.sky.com/story/the-uk...
On one hand Tashiev was useful in signaling aggression when Japarov needed to project calm as president. On the other, Tashiev’s tough guy act was risky and self serving—see debacle after the 2021 border conflict with Tajikistan, when in the middle of deescalation he brandished a new Bayraktar drone
Big story coming out of Kyrgyzstan: President Japarov just dismissed his second-in-command Kamchybek Tashiev from his position as head of the country’s security services
The two had been effectively ruling in tandem since Japarov came to power in 2021
www.azattyqasia.org/a/33674147.h...
The two had been effectively ruling in tandem since Japarov came to power in 2021
www.azattyqasia.org/a/33674147.h...
Президент Кыргызстана отправил в отставку Камчыбека Ташиева с поста председателя ГКНБ и вице-премьера
Президент Кыргызстана Садыр Жапаров освободил Камчыбека Ташиева от должности председателя Государственного комитета национальной безопасности и заместителя председателя правительства. Соответствующий ...
www.azattyqasia.org
February 10, 2026 at 2:37 PM
On one hand Tashiev was useful in signaling aggression when Japarov needed to project calm as president. On the other, Tashiev’s tough guy act was risky and self serving—see debacle after the 2021 border conflict with Tajikistan, when in the middle of deescalation he brandished a new Bayraktar drone
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Big story coming out of Kyrgyzstan: President Japarov just dismissed his second-in-command Kamchybek Tashiev from his position as head of the country’s security services
The two had been effectively ruling in tandem since Japarov came to power in 2021
www.azattyqasia.org/a/33674147.h...
The two had been effectively ruling in tandem since Japarov came to power in 2021
www.azattyqasia.org/a/33674147.h...
Президент Кыргызстана отправил в отставку Камчыбека Ташиева с поста председателя ГКНБ и вице-премьера
Президент Кыргызстана Садыр Жапаров освободил Камчыбека Ташиева от должности председателя Государственного комитета национальной безопасности и заместителя председателя правительства. Соответствующий ...
www.azattyqasia.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Big story coming out of Kyrgyzstan: President Japarov just dismissed his second-in-command Kamchybek Tashiev from his position as head of the country’s security services
The two had been effectively ruling in tandem since Japarov came to power in 2021
www.azattyqasia.org/a/33674147.h...
The two had been effectively ruling in tandem since Japarov came to power in 2021
www.azattyqasia.org/a/33674147.h...
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Birnam Wood is moving to Dunsinane Hill
February 9, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Birnam Wood is moving to Dunsinane Hill
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The vibe of the Halftime Show
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The vibe of the Halftime Show
We’re approaching 2019 levels of superbowl assness
February 9, 2026 at 1:16 AM
We’re approaching 2019 levels of superbowl assness
Demoralizing to see Bon Jovi intro any team but the Eagles
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Demoralizing to see Bon Jovi intro any team but the Eagles
Dango Ouattara played one of the most perfect games I’ve ever seen today
February 7, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Dango Ouattara played one of the most perfect games I’ve ever seen today
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Within a month of our President calling all Somalis "garbage," saying "they contribute nothing" that "they come from hell," "I don't want them in our country," the DOJ appears to be creating a separate process for deportation proceedings based on nationality just for Somalis.
February 4, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Within a month of our President calling all Somalis "garbage," saying "they contribute nothing" that "they come from hell," "I don't want them in our country," the DOJ appears to be creating a separate process for deportation proceedings based on nationality just for Somalis.
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ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
January 28, 2026 at 5:48 PM
ICE are alllll over Harlem right now, 116 & Frederick Douglass, checking IDs and targeting the area’s African community. Multiple people have been detained.
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
Community members are advising folks to carry citizenship documents - or stay away if they are at risk
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They tried to roll Tom Homan out back when this started—to Chicago, with his sidekick Dr. Phil. They were run out of town, Homan bitching that in Chicago people were too educated about their rights.
at 4:00 Tom Homan:
"For instance, Chicago, very well educated, they've been educated how to how to defy ICE. How to hide from ICE. And, I've seen many pamphlets from the NGOs. Here's how you escape ICE...here's what you need..How to hide from ICE...know your rights.."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1v...
"For instance, Chicago, very well educated, they've been educated how to how to defy ICE. How to hide from ICE. And, I've seen many pamphlets from the NGOs. Here's how you escape ICE...here's what you need..How to hide from ICE...know your rights.."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk1v...
Collins presses Trump’s border czar on possibility of raiding schools and churches
YouTube video by CNN
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:00 AM
They tried to roll Tom Homan out back when this started—to Chicago, with his sidekick Dr. Phil. They were run out of town, Homan bitching that in Chicago people were too educated about their rights.
Renaming tonight’s beef dinner “Bovino” because it’s cooked and about to disappear
Leavitt throws Bovino under the bus: "Mr Bovino is a wonderful man and he's a great professional. He is very much going to continue CBP throughout and across the country. Mr Homan will be the main point of contact on the ground in Minneapolis"
January 27, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Renaming tonight’s beef dinner “Bovino” because it’s cooked and about to disappear
This little fucker
January 26, 2026 at 10:13 PM
This little fucker
[quietly removes this suit from shopping cart]
we need to go back to athletes not trying to be fashionable
January 25, 2026 at 11:40 PM
[quietly removes this suit from shopping cart]
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Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.
January 24, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Immigration is a fake problem. We have politicians on the one hand who want to use immigrants as scapegoats for our real ones and politicians on the other who are too cowardly to stand against them and tell the truth. That is the entire situation. Until that changes, people will continue to die.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I want to be encouraged by the shock this poll implies but we gotta keep up/ accelerate the storytelling from MN and elsewhere if it's gonna stick at all. The right hasn't accumulated these media resources for nothing and will eventually settle on a message meant for opinion-defectors to stop caring
New poll from Navigator also with an incredible result; the largest drop in support for ICE since June was actually among *Republicans*, 25% of which now say they have an unfavorable opinion of the agency.
January 16, 2026 at 12:07 AM
I want to be encouraged by the shock this poll implies but we gotta keep up/ accelerate the storytelling from MN and elsewhere if it's gonna stick at all. The right hasn't accumulated these media resources for nothing and will eventually settle on a message meant for opinion-defectors to stop caring
could we actually get paper ice officers for the table please
I am introducing the Quick Recognition (QR) Act, which requires ICE and CBP officers to wear uniforms featuring QR codes. When scanned, the code would generate a digital ID displaying the officer’s name, badge number, and law enforcement agency.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
ICE should be unmasked both physically and digitally.
January 14, 2026 at 7:33 PM
could we actually get paper ice officers for the table please
We finished Chair Company and segued right into the new Traitors, and I have to say the latter is immensely enhanced by imagining all the dialogue as having been written by Tim Robinson
January 12, 2026 at 11:56 PM
We finished Chair Company and segued right into the new Traitors, and I have to say the latter is immensely enhanced by imagining all the dialogue as having been written by Tim Robinson
Eagles got a Merrick Garland ass offensive coordinator
January 12, 2026 at 12:24 AM
Eagles got a Merrick Garland ass offensive coordinator
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I think week 24 is when the Eagles will really figure out the offense
January 12, 2026 at 12:08 AM
I think week 24 is when the Eagles will really figure out the offense